DR. G. S. MONTGOMERY
Doctors J. H. Barnwell and G. S. Montgomery removed from Grove City to Atlantic in 1869, and Doctor Richards settled in the embryo city the same year.
Dr. G. S. Montgomery, druggist of Atlantic, is a native of Adams county, Illinois, and was born on the 22d day of December, 1838, being the son of Levi and Fanny (Boyles) Montgomery, the former being a native of Ohio, and the latter of New York. In 1856, the doctor's parents came to Iowa, and settled in Audubon county, near Exira, where they have since died. G. S. began reading medicine under Dr. John Carey, at Lewis, in 1862, but had previously studied for some three years. During the winter of 1862 and 1863, he attended lectures at Keokuk, after which he returned to Exira and taught school both there and in Grove City, and at the latter point began practicing his profession, and, in connection, ran a drug store. In December, 1868, he removed to Atlantic and practiced until 1879, when he closed his practice, and at present pays particular attention to his drug trade, but also prescribes some. Mr. Montgomery was married in Jefferson, Greene county, Iowa, on the 22d day of September, 1864, to Miss Harriet Stanford, a native of Indiana. They have two children: Orion S. and Edward S. Mr. M. has been very successful in everything he has undertaken, and now has a large drug store and is doing a fine business. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, and resides on the corner of West Maple and Sixth streets.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 397-398.
Dr. G. S. Montgomery, who is noticed at full length in the Medical chapter, of his book, is also engaged in the sale of drugs, and medicines, which business he established in 1879.
Contributed by Lisa Varnes-Rex from "History of Cass County, Iowa. Together With Sketches of its Towns, Villages and Townships, Educational, Civil, Military and Political History: Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Old Settlers and Representative Citizens." Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Company, 1884, pg. 859.
